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Smartphones · Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6

This record covers Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6. Screen diagonal: 7.6 inches. Storage: 256 GB.

Your situation

Decision context · US · USD

Our scores

Longevity

Longevity score not available

Version 3.2.0

Required to calculate the score:

  • Current support status or published end year
Details that would improve the score (6)
  • Published support end date
  • Announced minimum support duration
  • Repairability index with scale and scheme
  • Parts currently available
  • Official repair manual
  • Replaceable battery
How the decision is calculated

Declared resilience

8.33/10*

Partial score: missing criteria: Declared battery cycles, Declared repeated drop resistance, Declared support duration

Provisional

Coverage 25 %

Version declared-resilience/4.3.0

Publishers : samsungmobilepress.com

Published declarations: this score does not predict service life.

Score methodology

Editorial repairability

Not rated

Missing criteria: Disassembly depth, Repair documentation, Fastener removal, Availability of a compatible genuine part

Provisional

Coverage 0 %

Version repairability/4.3.0

Editorial score separate from the regulatory index and the longevity score.

Score methodology

Customer feedback

Not rated

Missing criteria: Customer review score

Provisional

Coverage 0 %

Version customer-feedback/4.2.0

Customer satisfaction, not a durability test.

Score methodology

What we know

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Version repair-economics/1.4.0 · How the decision is calculated

Support and repairability

Support commitment
seven generations of OS upgrades and seven years of security updates
Battery replacement
batteries with pull tabs (making it easier to replace the batteries)

Strengths and things to know

Reported strengths

  • the outer border of the inner screen still closes tightly so that dust and debris don't make it through.
  • The hinge feels about as perfect as one can get, even smoother than the Pixel Fold and the Open.

Prices

US · USD Published price information for this market, without currency conversion. Prices do not affect the verdict.

Price unknown

Key facts

Support

Support commitment
seven generations of OS upgrades and seven years of security updates samsungmobilepress.com · Oct 15, 2026
Last documented patch
2026-09-05 samsungmobile.com · Oct 18, 2026samsungmobile.com · Oct 18, 2026samsungmobile.com · Oct 16, 2026
OS at launch
Android 14 samsungmobilepress.com · Oct 15, 2026
Manufacturer interface
One UI 6.1.1 samsungmobilepress.com · Oct 15, 2026

Repairability

Battery replacement
batteries with pull tabs (making it easier to replace the batteries) sammobile.com · Oct 16, 2026
Repair limitations
Its battery is not removable consumerreports.org · Oct 16, 2026

Durability

Editorial justifications
Samsung is no longer leading and innovating in the foldable space, as it's been surpassed by better and more complete devices. androidcentral.com · Oct 16, 2026
Protection
enhanced Armor Aluminum2 and Corning® Gorilla® Glass Victus® 23 samsungmobilepress.com · Oct 15, 2026
Acknowledged defect
Galaxy Z Fold 6 started to burn. While taking apart the screen clear embers and smoke are coming from the phone. tomsguide.com · Oct 16, 2026
Strengths
the outer border of the inner screen still closes tightly so that dust and debris don't make it through. · The hinge feels about as perfect as one can get, even smoother than the Pixel Fold and the Open. androidcentral.com · Oct 16, 2026androidcentral.com · Oct 16, 2026
Suitable usage profiles
This phone passed our tumble test. · This phone passed our rain test, where a gentle rain falls on the phone for 5 minutes. · This phone passed its water intrusion test when submerged at its rated depth and time. consumerreports.org · Oct 16, 2026consumerreports.org · Oct 16, 2026consumerreports.org · Oct 16, 2026
Unconfirmed signal
this appears to have nothing to do with the battery and instead looks to be the result of the damaged ribbon cable that connects the AMOLED screen tomsguide.com · Oct 16, 2026

Specifications

Announcement date
2024-07-10 samsungmobilepress.com · Oct 15, 2026
Battery capacity
4400 mAh androidcentral.com · Oct 16, 2026
Bluetooth
Bluetooth® v5.3 samsungmobilepress.com · Oct 15, 2026
Brand
Samsung boulanger.com · Oct 16, 2026boulanger.com · Oct 18, 2026boulanger.com · Oct 18, 2026boulanger.com · Oct 18, 2026boulanger.com · Oct 18, 2026
Main camera
50MP, ƒ/1.8 androidcentral.com · Oct 16, 2026
Optical image stabilisation
yes samsungmobilepress.com · Oct 15, 2026sammobile.com · Oct 16, 2026androidcentral.com · Oct 16, 2026consumerreports.org · Oct 16, 2026
Telephoto camera
10MP Telephoto Camera samsungmobilepress.com · Oct 15, 2026
Ultra-wide camera
12MP Ultra-Wide Camera samsungmobilepress.com · Oct 15, 2026
Show all specifications
Mobile connectivity
5G*, LTE** samsungmobilepress.com
Brightness
705 consumerreports.org
Screen size
7.6 inches consumerreports.org
Refresh rate
120 androidcentral.com
Display technology
Dynamic AMOLED 2X samsungmobilepress.com
Measurement protocols
Measured diagonally · Thickness of Galaxy Z Fold6 when folded measured from top to bottom of the glasses of Galaxy Z Fold6. · The thickness of Galaxy Z Fold6 when unfolded does not include the frame of the Main Screen. samsungmobilepress.comsamsungmobilepress.comsamsungmobilepress.com
Model
Galaxy Z Fold6 samsung.com
Variant
Manufacturer reference Galaxy Z Fold6 Grey 256Go
Translated from FrenchOriginal text : Référence constructeur Galaxy Z Fold6 Gris 256Go
boulanger.com
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Declared drop resistance
not disclosed
Isolated report
not disclosed
Limitations
not disclosed
Number of reviews
not disclosed
Review platforms
not disclosed
Review scale
not disclosed
Review score
not disclosed
Risks
not disclosed
Usage limitation
not disclosed
Assessment method
not disclosed
Available parts
not disclosed
Disassembly depth score
not disclosed
Repair eligibility
not disclosed
EU repairability class
not disclosed
Fasteners score
not disclosed
Repair manual
not disclosed
Parts pairing restrictions
not disclosed
Spare parts availability
not disclosed
Repair programme
not disclosed
Index scale
not disclosed
Index scheme
not disclosed
Repairability index
not disclosed
Audio
not disclosed
Charge cycles
not disclosed
Battery energy
not disclosed
Front camera
not disclosed
CPU
not disclosed
Declared battery life
not disclosed
Resolution
not disclosed
eSIM
not disclosed
Fingerprint sensor
not disclosed
5G
not disclosed
GPU
not disclosed
Height
not disclosed
NFC
not disclosed
RAM
not disclosed
RAM options
not disclosed
SIM
not disclosed
Processor
not disclosed
Storage options
not disclosed
Supported frequency bands
not disclosed
Thickness
not disclosed
USB
not disclosed
VoLTE
not disclosed
Width
not disclosed
Wireless charging
not disclosed
Announced support period
not disclosed
Current official OS
not disclosed
OS upgrades delivered
not disclosed
Published end-of-support year
not disclosed
Patch scope
not disclosed
Promised OS upgrades
not disclosed
Support status
not disclosed
Support variant
not disclosed
Update release date
not disclosed

Summary

This record covers Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6. Screen diagonal: 7.6 inches. Storage: 256 GB.

Durability and repair

Ingress protection code: IP48.

Software support

Launch operating system: Android 14. Last documented patch: 09/05/2026.

Sources and confidence

  1. androidcentral.comOct 16, 2026

    Samsung is no longer leading and innovating in the foldable space, as it's been surpassed by better and more complete devices.

    Open source
  2. samsungmobilepress.comOct 15, 2026

    enhanced Armor Aluminum2 and Corning® Gorilla® Glass Victus® 23

    Open source
  3. tomsguide.comOct 16, 2026

    Galaxy Z Fold 6 started to burn. While taking apart the screen clear embers and smoke are coming from the phone.

    Open source
  4. consumerreports.orgOct 16, 2026

    This phone passed our rain test, where a gentle rain falls on the phone for 5 minutes.

    Open source
  5. sammobile.comOct 16, 2026

    batteries with pull tabs (making it easier to replace the batteries)

    Open source
  6. boulanger.comOct 16, 2026

    SAMSUNG

    Open source
  7. boulanger.comOct 18, 2026

    SAMSUNG

    Open source
  8. boulanger.comOct 18, 2026

    SAMSUNG

    Open source
  9. boulanger.comOct 18, 2026

    SAMSUNG

    Open source
  10. boulanger.comOct 18, 2026

    SAMSUNG

    Open source
  11. samsungmobile.comOct 18, 2026

    SM-F956B

    Open source
  12. samsungmobile.comOct 18, 2026

    SM-F956B

    Open source
  13. samsungmobile.comOct 16, 2026

    SM-F956B

    Open source
  14. samsung.comOct 21, 2026

    Galaxy Z Fold6

    Open source
Reference date
2026-11-05
Published revision
867
Evidence coverage
Not disclosed
Sources shown
14

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